- Date
- September 29, 1989, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hatteras, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2333LBeech B23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890929037239A
- Case key
- 8071
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an unknown reason.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported experiencing engine problems while en route to ocracoke, NC. He described a gradual reduction in engine RPM until it stabilized at 1500 RPM. Throughout the emergency, the pilot applied carburetor heat which further reduced the RPM. The temp/dew point were 79/63 degrees, respectively. The conditions were conducive for the formation of induction icing. The aircraft was damaged when it hit bushes during a forced landing. Subsequent wreckage examination failed to indicate any type of system problem. The pilot reported that he drained water from the fuel system during the pre-flight inspection of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2333L
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-164
- Airframe hours
- 1,711
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dare East Air
- Registered owner
- Dare East Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 16, 1989 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- M0I · Manteo, NC
- Destination
- W9S · Ocracoke, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 250 in this make and model · 620 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EWN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.